Although that is what I say, no one is willing to die unless it is absolutely necessary.
While the three of them were talking, they would poke their heads out of the crater from time to time and quickly glance at the bullets before lowering their heads immediately. Each time their heads were exposed, they would not last more than two seconds. However, even so, the situation was still full of dangers, and even the commander's wrist was caught.
A bullet grazed him and he was almost interrupted.
"Da da da……"
After firing a magazine of bullets, the commander reached out to his lower back as a habit, but found nothing. He turned around and said: "Which of you still has bullets, throw a magazine over here."
Xiao Qiang and the driver shook their heads together. They were not infantry, so why were they carrying so many magazines?
But then the driver took out something: "I have another one of this."
When the two of them saw it, they saw that it was an M39 oval grenade, also commonly known as a grenade.
There are two main types of thrown weapons equipped by today's militia groups, the M24 long-handled grenade and the M39 grenade.
Although the M24 grenade is difficult to carry because it is relatively long, it has become the first choice of infantry due to its large charge, high power and long throwing distance.
The M39 grenade is round and difficult to carry and is not as powerful as the M24 grenade, so few people are willing to carry it. However, this kind of thing that infantrymen disdain to carry is very popular with armored soldiers. After all, it is easy to carry and can be placed in a tank.
It doesn't take up much space, so armored soldiers like to put a few in their tanks as self-defense weapons.
The three of them only had one grenade. The commander smiled bitterly and said, "Brothers, it seems that we three brothers will not be able to pass this hurdle today. Tell me, do you plan to throw this grenade out and kill another one before you die?"
Where are the two Japs? Should you keep this grenade to yourself?"
"Damn it, I'm so unwilling."
Xiao Qiang smacked his mouth unwillingly.
"I'm not married yet, but I already wrote my parents' names in my will before I came here. If I die, they can enjoy their old age with the pension."
The pilot also sighed, "Forget it, let's keep this grenade for our own use, otherwise if it falls into the hands of the Japanese, it will be difficult for the three of us to die. Xiaozhuang has taken the first step, and now our brother
Let’s go see him together.”
The commander nodded, "Okay, you all come closer. We three brothers can fight together in the same tank and die together in this life. It is considered a fate."
Xiao Qiang endured the pain and leaned over. When the driver saw the three of them leaning together, he was about to pull the latch of the grenade when he heard a familiar sound of metal friction coming from the side, followed by a Lynx reconnaissance tank rushing towards him quickly.
When they arrived in front of the bomb crater, they were right between them and the Japanese army.
Not only that, before the car stopped, the cannon on the turret began to fire.
The Lynx tank is equipped with a Type 38 20mm 55x caliber cannon. This cannon has a rate of fire of 420 to 480 rounds per minute and is equipped with a TZF6 optical sight, which can capture targets very quickly.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
A rapid and low sound sounded, and a scurrying shell rushed out of the turret like lightning and landed on the Japanese gun position. Along with the bursts of explosions, the heavy machine gun that originally suppressed Xiao Qiang and the others was breathless.
Flying to the west sky in an instant.
The cannon then fine-tuned its muzzle and aimed at the dozen or so Japanese soldiers who were pressing towards Xiao. The three Japanese soldiers leading the army were beaten to pieces on the spot, and the remaining Japanese soldiers could only lie on the ground.
He didn't even dare to raise his head from the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Qiang was definitely saved. The three of them lay helplessly in the crater, with smiles on their faces as if they had survived the disaster...
"Hey... Xiao Zhankui, how is the current battle situation?
What...several tanks have been destroyed and injured by Japanese suicide attacks? Are you planning to slow down the offensive for fear of too much damage?
I tell you, don't worry about the loss of tanks. I just want you to end the battle as soon as possible. If the tanks are gone, we can buy more. What you have to do is to eat up the Japanese in front of you as soon as possible. I will assign the artillery battalion and armored battalion to
You don’t want them to be vegetarians. If you can’t do the job, I’ll replace you with someone who can do it!”
"After that, Gao Hongming hung up the phone."
Looking at the sullen Gao Hongming, the staff around him did not dare to speak, and all acted lightly.
Gao Hongming sat on the shell box, lit a cigarette and pondered.
The current situation is that most of the Japanese troops in Ping'an City have been lost, and the remaining few hundred people can only huddle on a few streets in the center of the county to survive. If Gao Hongming had not had other plans, Gao Hongming would have captured them long ago.
Therefore, Gao Hongming's real plan now is to use the Japanese troops in the county as bait to mobilize the surrounding Japanese troops to a encirclement point for reinforcements. The Japanese brigade opposite the Second Battalion was his first test, but the result of this test was not the same.
Not very good.
First of all, he had to admit that the Japanese army was really good in field battles.
Although the Japanese army on the opposite side was only a second-rate division, it was extremely sacrificial during the battle. Faced with the coordination of infantry and tanks from the militia, they constantly organized stand-up teams to launch suicide attacks.
Less than half an hour into the battle, two Lynx tanks and a Panzer IV tank had been destroyed or damaged.
Secondly, the cooperation between the various units is not skilled.
Let’s not talk about infantry-tank coordination. It was good during training, but when it comes to real practice, the secret is revealed. Either the tank is too fast or the infantry is too slow, or the tank only focuses on attacking and throws the infantry behind it far away.
This is how the damaged tank came about.
The problem of infantry and artillery coordination is even greater.
The Long-Legged Toms equipped by the 1st Artillery Battalion are certainly powerful, but this also leads to problems.
The Long-Legged Tom self-propelled artillery is equipped with the M1A1 155mm cannon. The shells fired alone weigh 43.1 kilograms. It can be said that there is no human or animal left within tens of meters behind the explosion.
It's fine when preparing for artillery fire, but once the infantry and artillery coordination begins, problems arise.
The huge power of artillery made artillerymen cautious when firing, lest they accidentally hit their own people.
This is true for artillery, not to mention infantry. It doesn't matter if you die under the guns of the Japanese, but what if you are killed by your own artillery fire?
According to the requirements of the combat outline, the infantry should only charge about a hundred meters away from the impact point of the artillery shell, so that they can rush to the enemy's position and eliminate them before the enemy can react.
However, the artillery business is still a bit rough nowadays. From time to time, artillery shells will miss the target, causing several accidental injuries. The infantry commander was so angry that he cursed on the walkie-talkie.
As a result, the infantry behind did not dare to charge close to the explosion point of the artillery shell. Not only did the self-propelled artillery fail to exert its power, but it also caused a psychological shadow on the infantry. This was also the reason for the slow progress of the troops.